Thingyan (Burmese: သင်္ကြန်;which means "transit [of the Sun from Pisces to Aries]" is the Burmese New Year Water Festival and usually falls around mid-April (the Burmese month of Tagu). It is a Buddhist festival celebrated over a period of four to five days, culminating in the New Year. Formerly the dates of the Thingyan Festival were calculated according to the Burmese calendar but they are now fixed to Gregorian calendar 13 to 16 April; it often coincides with Easter.The dates of the festival are observed as the most important public holiday throughout Burma and are part of the summer holidays at the end of the school year.